55 Year Old Male, Treatment for Long-standing Rhinophyma by CO2 Laser - London, UK

I had my CO2 laser treatment on March 16th and the last part of my scab finally off on April 1st. Before treatment my nose was large, red and lumpy and when the last part of my scab fell off I could see it was the right size and shape - no more lumps and was only slightly redder than the rest of my face. For the next week to 10 days I became concerned as 5 large yellow pock marks appeared on the tip of my nose and my nose got redder but by day 14 my nose started to settle down and the pock marks and colour reduced and took on much the same colour as the rest of my face. Had a follow-up consultation with Mr Conroy on May 4th who explained all that had happened was normal. I am now so glad I had this treatment; now when I walk down a street I don't get any glances or looks and in myself I am now who I want to be. Anyone out there with this condition - don't continue to suffer - I had this for some 20 years not realising there is a treatment and my only regret is that I did not have this treated earlier.

Saw a Channel 4 documentary "Embarrassing Bodies" on rhinophyma. At the time I didn't realise thre was a solution to it and thought I just had to suffer it, but the results shown were transformational. GP referred me to consultant plastic surgeon but no NHS funding available so looked for private treatment. Research led me to Dr Frank Conroy whom I felt reassured with due to his experience in this very area. The NHS consultant plastic surgeon also spoke highly of him and CO2 laser treatment as the very best treatment around for rhinophyma. Pros: treatment only one hour, and little blood loss as the laser cauterizes as it goes. Cons : Initial injection was the most painful part, after that only mild discomfort, 2-3 weeks with a black scab on nose. Outcome : highly pleased so far! Will post photos once the scab comes off.